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Multi-eye image displaying apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-16
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Granted: 1997-03-18
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Expires: 2016-05-16
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a multi-eye image displaying apparatus and a method using this apparatus. The apparatus comprises an image displaying element, provided for each of right and left eyes and a virtual image moving element for moving at least one of the virtual images for the right and left eyes in a horizontal direction. The image displaying element has an illuminating element for emitting light and, a display unit for displaying an image by using the light from the illuminating element. The image displaying element also has an optical system for projecting the light from the display unit toward a pupil of a viewer and, as a result, forming virtual images of the image to be displayed on the display unit in front of the pupil.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Sudo
- 👤 Susumu Matsumura
- 👤 Naosato Taniguchi
- 👤 Yoko Yoshinaga
- 👤 Shin Kobayashi
- 👤 Hideki Morishima
- 👤 Tadashi Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-09 17:22
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/34; G02B30/35; G02B30/36; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/332; H04N13/344; H04N13/356; H04N13/359; H04N13/361; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0134; G02B27/0149; G02B2027/0154; H04N13/398; H04N2013/0074; H04N2013/0088
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A display apparatus comprising: an image displaying means, provided for each of right and left eyes, having: a display means for displaying an image; an optical system for projecting the beams from said display means toward a pupil of a viewer, so that said viewer is made to observe a virtual image of the image displayed by said display means; and a virtual image moving means for rotationally moving said virtual image observed by said viewer in a horizontal direction around said pupil of said viewer wherein said virtual image moving means has a means for rotationally moving said image displaying means integral with said display means and said optical system within a horizontal plane by defining the pupil as a center of rotation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A display apparatus comprising: an image displaying means, provided for each of right and left eyes, having: a display means for displaying an image; an optical system for projecting the beams from said display means toward a pupil of a viewer, so that said viewer is made to observe a virtual image of the image displayed by said display means; and a virtual image moving means for rotationally moving said virtual image observed by said viewer in a horizontal direction around said pupil of said viewer wherein said virtual image moving means has a means for rotationally moving said image displaying means integral with said display means and said optical system within a horizontal plane by defining the pupil as a center of rotation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said virtual image moving means has an optical deflecting means for deflecting the beams traveling from said display means toward the pupil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said optical deflecting means has a variable angle prism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said virtual image moving means has a means for making said display means move within the horizontal plane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image displayed on said display means is switched over in accordance with movements of the virtual images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the virtual images are moved in accordance with the image displayed on said display means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
144 words
A multi-eye image displaying method comprising: an image displaying step, performed for each of fight and left eyes, comprising: an illuminating step of emitting light by an illumination means; a step of displaying an image on a display by using the light in said illuminating step; a step of projecting the light from said display toward a pupil of a viewer, so that said viewer is made to observe a virtual image of the image displayed by said display means; and a virtual image moving step of rotationally moving said virtual image observed by said viewer in a horizontal direction around said pupil of said viewer wherein said virtual image moving step has a step of rotationally moving an element integral with said illumination means, said display and said optical system within a horizontal plane with the pupil serving as a center of rotation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
144 words
A multi-eye image displaying method comprising: an image displaying step, performed for each of fight and left eyes, comprising: an illuminating step of emitting light by an illumination means; a step of displaying an image on a display by using the light in said illuminating step; a step of projecting the light from said display toward a pupil of a viewer, so that said viewer is made to observe a virtual image of the image displayed by said display means; and a virtual image moving step of rotationally moving said virtual image observed by said viewer in a horizontal direction around said pupil of said viewer wherein said virtual image moving step has a step of rotationally moving an element integral with said illumination means, said display and said optical system within a horizontal plane with the pupil serving as a center of rotation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein said virtual image moving step has a step of deflecting the beams traveling from said display toward the pupil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein said deflecting step has a step of varying a vertical angle of a variable angle prism.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein said virtual image moving step has a step of moving said display within the horizontal plane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the image displayed on said display is switched over in accordance with movements of the virtual images.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein-the virtual images are moved in accordance with the image displayed on said display.
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